Chaitra Month, or Chait Maas, is the first month in the traditional Hindu calendar followed in North India . Hindi Chaitra Month in 2026 begins on March 4 and ends on April 2, 2026. This calendar is followed mainly in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Bihar , and Chhattisgarh. The traditional Hindi New Year is celebrated on the Chaitra Shukla Pratipada (on the first day of the bright or waxing phase of moon in Chaitra Month). Vikram Samvat 2083 as per traditional Hindu calendar followed in North India will begin on March 19, 2026.
Chaturthi Vrat or Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi in Chaitra Month 2026 is on March 6. Moonrise time is at 8:58 PM.
Chaturthi Vrat or Sankashti Ganesh Chaturthi in Chaitra Month 2026 is on March 6. Moonrise time is at 8:58 PM.
Chaitra Krishna and Shukla Paksha in 2026
Chaitra Month Krishna Paksha is from March 4 to March 19, 2026.
Chaitra Month Shukla Paksha is from March 19 to April 2, 2026.
Chaitra Month Shukla Paksha is from March 19 to April 2, 2026.
Chaitra Amavasya in 2026 in North India
Chaitra Amavasya is on March 19, 2026
Time is from 8:26 AM on March 18 to 6:53 AM on March 19.
Time is from 8:26 AM on March 18 to 6:53 AM on March 19.
Vikram Samvat 2082 ends on the day
Chaitra Purnima in 2026
Chaitra Purnima is on April 2, 2026 (Full moon)
Time is from 7:06 AM on April 1 to 7:42 AM on April 2
Chaitra Purnima in 2026
Chaitra Purnima is on April 2, 2026 (Full moon)
Time is from 7:06 AM on April 1 to 7:42 AM on April 2
Purnima Vrat is on April 1.
Hanuman Jayanti is on April 2
Ekadashi in Chaitra Month 2026
Papamochani Ekadasi – March 15
Kamada Ekadasi – March 29
Kamada Ekadasi – March 29
Pradosh in Chaitra Month in 2026
March 16
March 30
Important Festivals in Chaitra 2026 include:
Holi Play With Colors - March 3
Holi Bhai Dooj / Bhatri Dwitiya - March 5
Rang Panchami - March 8
Sheetala Saptami - March 10
Sheetala Ashtami/Basoda - March 11
Chaitra Shukladi - Vikram Samvat 2083 begins on March 19
Chaitra Navratri - March 17 to March 27
Chaitra Navratri - March 17 to March 27
Matsya Jayanti - March 21
Gangaur Teej/ Saubhagya Sundari Teej - March 21
Gauri Tritiya – March 21
Gangaur Teej/ Saubhagya Sundari Teej - March 21
Gauri Tritiya – March 21
Lakshmi Panchami - March 23
Yamuna Chath - March 24
Basanti Puja - March 25 to March 28
Chaitra Ashtami - March 26
Ram Navami – March 27
Hanuman Jayanti – April 2
Chaitra Ashtami - March 26
Ram Navami – March 27
Hanuman Jayanti – April 2
The Chaitra Month in other regions
In Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, Chaitra Month 2026 begins on March 19 and ends on April 17.